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Swisher not on All-Star Ballot?

Heading on to mlb.com to cast my 25 all-star ballots, i got to the AL outfield and low and behold, Jay Payton, MB, and Kotsay were all there; however, there was a glaring omission of our one true true candidate on the team... Swish. I put him as a write-in candidate (but those never make it). MLB needs to change this when they have so many terrible candidates to choose from, yet... no Swisher. I mean, he's the AL league leader in HR's from a full-time OF. (the 4 ahead of him are DH's)

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Should Swish...
Start the All Star Game?
9 votes
Be Selected as a Reserve?
26 votes
Tough Luck... midseason vacation?
1 votes
Fight Joe Morgan and steal his spot in Cooperstown?
5 votes
Write-in Vote for Billy Beane for his LF spot?
2 votes

43 votes | Poll has closed

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Did you know we signed Jack Cust?
English 101: Remedial Kick-Ass
"Cause only one language kicks ass, and that's the one we're teaching!"

by Zonis on May 18, 2006 1:33 PM PDT   0 recs

heh
Frank Thomas is big.

by robber23 on May 18, 2006 2:19 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

i can't believe we'd trade Mulder
i totally thought that Zito would be the one to go, and he's the one we keep.  we'll see how these new guys turn out: Haren (a reliever), Calero (his first name is Kiko - come one), and some minor leaguer.
"Apparently there's a rule that you have to be old enough to drive yourself to the induction ceremony. So obviously that's not gonna work."

by F171615 on May 18, 2006 2:54 PM PDT   0 recs

i can't believe
there's so many sarcastic idiots here

by fadedash on May 18, 2006 3:04 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

You can't?
I can't remember what I was going to say, but I assure you, it was brilliant!

by oblique on May 18, 2006 3:06 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

We traded Mulder?
I thought he was on the 518-day DL.
"If we wanted you to be happy, we'd authorize you to be happy and we'd issue happiness to you." ~~ my boss

by Poppy on May 18, 2006 10:10 PM PDT to parent up   0 recs

I wonder if we will re-sign Tejada...
I know ownershio has said no, but I would sure like to see him stick around.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on May 18, 2006 3:20 PM PDT   0 recs

To be serious tho
the team submits the guys they want on there and they do it very early.
Bring back Hammer.

by OaktownPower on May 18, 2006 3:21 PM PDT   0 recs

jonny gomes
plays the outfield. he DHs sometimes too, but swish also plays 1b sometimes, so he's not a full-time outfielder either.

by vishal on May 18, 2006 11:43 PM PDT   0 recs

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